Ana Flávia Francisconi

She holds a degree in Forest Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), with an academic exchange at the University of Florida (USA) through the CAPESScience Without Borders program. She earned a Masters degree in Agronomy (Plant Genetics and Breeding) from ESALQ/USP, with emphasis on plant genetics, domestication, and population genetics. She also completed an MBA in Agribusiness (ESALQ/USP), with a thesis on the implementation of açaí palm plantations. During her Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNICAMP, which included a research internship at the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, she deepened her work in population and structural genomics, ecological niche modeling, and forest species management. Her professional path has focused on investigating the impacts of human activities on non-timber forest products of socioeconomic relevance, with an emphasis on genetic conservation, sustainable use, and the strengthening of sociobiodiversity value chains. She is currently involved in projects that integrate genomic and spatial analyses to support ecological restoration strategies and climate change adaptation, with a focus on studies of Amazonian palms in collaboration with UFAM, the ITV, and APTA. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)